Love has long been seen as a prize to win on screen. How important that prize was to a character’s motivations as a whole was generally split: for men, it was just a nice cherry on top but for women it was often the animating drive in their life. But, for as long as it’s been a trope, there have also been examples pushing back against that conception of romantic love. So, let’s take a deeper look at the Love as a Prize trope, how it shaped our views of relationships, why it fell apart, and how modern updates haven’t gotten rid of love, but just changed what it means to win.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:48 Getting the guy at all costs
02:59 Completely changing herself for her dream guy
04:21 Thankfully some characters escape this "love" trap
05:58 Getting the girl is just a nice little bonus
07:13 ...except for this type of guy
08:01 Characters that avoided this trope (& were happier for it)
09:49 Changing what it means to "win" love
The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was narrated by Charly Bivona, written/produced by Jessica Babineaux, and edited by Travis Martin
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